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  • Flood warning issued for Cahaba Heights area near Cahaba River

    The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a flood warning in Jefferson and Shelby Counties until late Sunday night due to rising waters in the Cahaba River. The upper Cahaba River drainage basin has experienced four to six inches of rainfall since Friday and a flood warning is now in effect for the Cahaba Heights area. Bibb County is also listed in warning issued at 2:26 p.m. ...

  • Flooded roads and structures in St. Clair County

    An inmate is on the loose in Etowah County. The Sheriff's department says an inmate kitchen worker escaped the Etowah County Detention Center (ECDC) Friday morning. Justin Wade Hopkins, 30, escaped ...

  • Moss Point man found drowned after going overboard

    MOSS POINT, Miss. - The body of a drowned fisherman has been found in the Escatawpa River.The Jackson County Sheriff's Department says the body of Timothy Gordon Sr. of Moss Point was found about 12 p.m. Saturday, the Mississippi Press reports (http://bit.ly/113JZpA).Gordon and companion Curtis Coleman, a Grand Bay, Ala., resident were fishing on the Escatawpa River about 5 p.m. Friday when ...

  • No tickets wins Mega Money game

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- No tickets matched all four numbers plus the Mega Ball in the Mega Money game so the jackpot rolled over to $550,000, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.Six tickets won $1,153.50 for picking 4-of-4; 52 tickets won $291.50 each for picking 3-of-4 plus the Mega Ball number; 1,076 tickets won $42 each for picking 3-of-4; 1,630 tickets won $19 each for picking 2-of-4 plus the ...

  • 4 Fantasy 5 players share $58228 top prize

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Four winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $58,228.92 each, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.The winning tickets were bought in Tarpon Springs, Miami, Homestead and St. Petersburg, lottery officials reported.The 371 tickets matching four numbers won $101.00 each. Another 12,091 tickets matching three numbers won $8.50 each, and 108,031 tickets won a Quick ...


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The Horse Whisperer

Robert Redford is very good at playing characters who have incredible, God-given gifts, but are able to act like ordinary people. In "The Natural" (1984), he played the fallen angelic character of Roy Hobbs, the baseball player who was destined to be "the best there ever was," but still acted like a humble farm boy. In "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969), he was the most dangerous shot in ... ...

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  • 68-year-old woman dies after car crashes into Star Lake in Hoover

    A 68-year-old woman has died after the vehicle she was driving Friday night crashed into Star Lake in Hoover. Hoover police and fire responded to a report of a submerged vehicle at around 9:30 p.m. A rescue dive team was also called to the scene and divers worked feverishly to pull the victim from the car. She was transported to Brookwood Hospital where she was pronounced deceased a short time ...

  • Flash flood watch in effect for east Alabama until Sunday afternoon

    Heavy rains overnight an continued rainfall Saturday morning resulted in serious flash flooding across the eastern half of central Alabama and more could occur as showers and thunderstorms move through the state. As much as nine inches of rain fell over the northeast central portions of the state since Friday afternoon, resulting in flash flooding across several counties. There have been ...

  • Judge grants Troy man new trial in rapes of women

    TROY, Ala. (AP) -- An Alabama judge has overturned two rape convictions against a Troy man, saying prosecutors failed to share evidence that was relevant to the man's ...

  • Ala. man shot in groin by hog hunter at camp

    http://bit.ly/10EU8ZM ) the Tuscaloosa County sheriff's homicide unit is investigating the shooting early Saturday, which sent a 26-year-old man to a hospital for ...

  • Flash flooding in East Alabama

    Heavy rain overnight caused major flash flooding in many areas of east Alabama. Parts of Etowah, Calhoun, St. Clair, and Talladega counties were affected by the storms. The flooding caused Highway 21 in Oxford to be shutdown most of Saturday morning. ABC 33/40 has a crew in the field and will bring you more information as it becomes ...

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